METHOD FOR DYNAMIC AND AUTOMATIC CREATION OF USER INTERFACES

• US 20160147402A1
• Filed: 11/23/2015
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: C-Labs Corp. (TRUMPF SE + Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: C-Labs Corp. (TRUMPF SE + Co. KG)
• Inventors: Muench, Chris
• Granted Patent: US 10,484,488 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/562 Brokering proxy services

Abstract

Technology is disclosed for dynamically creating a user interface for interacting with various devices of multiple communication clusters. The technology enables a communication between a mobile apparatus and a first device in a communication cluster and transmits a publication request, from the first device, to a second device in the same communication cluster. The method receives a publication reply from the second device and then generates consolidated information based on the publication reply. The consolidated information includes control instructions for interacting with the first and second devices. The consolidated information is transmitted to the mobile apparatus. The method then creates a user interface based on the consolidated information. The user interface enables a user of the mobile apparatus to directly interact with the first and second devices in the communication cluster.

Claims

1. A method of dynamically generating user interfaces at a user terminal apparatus, comprising:

enabling a communication between the user terminal apparatus and a first device in a communication cluster, wherein the first device includes a first set of information, and wherein the first set of information includes a first control instruction relating to a first device identification of the first device;

transmitting, from the first device to a second device in the communication cluster, a publication request;

transmitting, from the second device to the first device, a publication reply, wherein the publication reply includes a second set of information, and wherein the second set of information includes a second control instruction relating to a second device identification of the second device;

generating consolidated information by the first device, wherein the consolidated information includes the first and second sets of information;

transmitting, from the first device, the consolidated information to the user terminal apparatus,

generating a user interface at the user terminal apparatus based on the consolidated information;

in response to a user request for performing an action relating to the first device, implementing, via the user interface, the first control instruction so as to interact with the first device; and

in response to a user request for performing an action relating to the second device, implementing, via the user interface, the second control instruction so as to interact with the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device is coupled to a sensor, and wherein the first set of information includes information for communicating with the sensor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device is coupled to a sensor, and wherein the second set of information includes information for communicating with the sensor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of information includes one or more first parameters relating to a first user interface of the first device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the second set of information includes one or more second parameters relating to a second user interface of the second device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication cluster is a first communication cluster, and wherein the method further comprises:

communicating, via a cloud relay, the user terminal apparatus with a third device in a second communication cluster, wherein the third device includes a third set of information for communicating with the third device, wherein the third set of information includes a third control instruction relating to a third device identification of the third device;

transmitting, from the third device to a fourth device in the second communication cluster, a second publication request;

transmitting, from the fourth device to the third device, a second publication reply, wherein the second publication reply includes a fourth set of information for communicating with the fourth device, wherein the fourth set of information includes a fourth control instruction relating to a fourth device identification of the fourth device;

generating second consolidated information by the third device, wherein the second consolidated information includes the third and fourth sets of information;

transmitting, from the third device to the user terminal apparatus, the second consolidated information,

updating the user interface at the user terminal apparatus based on the second consolidated information;

in response to a user request for performing an action relating to the third device, implementing the third control instruction so as to interact with the third device; and

in response to a user request for performing an action relating to the fourth device, implementing the fourth control instruction so as to interact with the fourth device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the third device is coupled to a sensor, and wherein the third set of information includes information for communicating with the sensor.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the fourth device is coupled to a sensor, and wherein the fourth set of information includes information for communicating with the sensor.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the consolidated information is provided to an application at the user terminal apparatus and the application generates the user interface.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the consolidated information is in a form of a HyperText-Markup-Language (HTML) page, and wherein the application includes a web browser.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring the status of the first device by the user interface at the user terminal apparatus; and

monitoring the status of the second device by the user interface at the user terminal apparatus.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in an event that an additional device is added to the communication cluster, updating the consolidated information by;

transmitting, from the first device to the additional device in the communication cluster, an updated publication request;

transmitting, from the additional device to the first device, an updated publication reply, wherein the updated publication reply includes an additional set of information for communicating with the additional device, wherein the additional set of information includes an additional control instruction relating to an additional device identification of the additional device; and

updating the consolidated information by the first device based on the updated publication reply.

13. A method of interacting with multiple devices in a network by a mobile apparatus, the method comprising:

communicating the mobile apparatus with one of the multiple devices in the network, wherein each of the multiple devices includes corresponding individual user interface information having a corresponding individual control instruction;

transmitting a publication request to each of the multiple devices in the network from the device that communicates with the mobile apparatus;

receiving, by the device that communicates with the mobile apparatus, a publication reply from each of the multiple devices in the network, wherein each of the publication reply includes the corresponding individual user interface information;

generating, by the device that communicates with the mobile apparatus, consolidated information based on the received publication reply;

transmitting, from the device that communicates with the mobile apparatus, the consolidated information to the mobile apparatus; and

generating a user interface at the mobile apparatus based on the consolidated information, wherein the user interface enables a user of the mobile apparatus to interact with each of the multiple devices by implementing the corresponding individual control instruction.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein at least one of the multiple devices is coupled to a sensor, and wherein the corresponding individual user interface information includes information for interacting with the sensor.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the device that communicates with the mobile apparatus is a first device and the network is a first network, and wherein the method further comprises:

communicating, via a relay, the mobile apparatus with a second device of the multiple devices in a second network, wherein each of the multiple devices in the second network includes corresponding individual user interface information having a corresponding individual control instruction;

transmitting a second publication request to each of the multiple devices in the second network from the second device;

receiving, by the second device, a second publication reply from each of the multiple devices in the second network, wherein the second publication reply includes the corresponding individual user interface information;

generating, by the second device, second consolidated information based on the received second publication reply;

transmitting, from the second device, the second consolidated information to the mobile apparatus; and

updating the user interface at the mobile apparatus based on the second consolidated information, wherein the updated user interface enables the user of the mobile apparatus to interact with each of the multiple devices in the second network by implementing the corresponding individual control instruction.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the consolidated information is provided to an application at the mobile apparatus and the application generates the user interface.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the consolidated information is in a form of a HTML page, and wherein the application includes a web browser.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising monitoring the status of each of the multiple devices by the user interface at the mobile apparatus.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising updating the consolidated information in an event that an additional device is added to the network.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising updating the consolidated information in an event that one of the multiple device is removed from the network.

21. A system for interacting with a mobile apparatus, the system being in a communication cluster, the mobile device being outside the communication cluster, the system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the first processor;

a communication component coupled to the first processor and configured to communicate with the mobile apparatus and one or more devices in the communication cluster;

a detection component configured to detect an event that the mobile apparatus is in communication with the communication component;

a publication component configured to generate a publication request and to transmit the publication request to each of the one or more devices in the communication cluster, wherein the publication request is generated in response to the event; and

a consolidation component configured to receive a publication reply from each of the one or more devices in the communication cluster and to generate consolidated information based on the received publication reply, wherein the publication reply is generated by each of the one or more devices in the communication cluster in response to the publication request, and wherein the consolidated information includes information for interacting with each of the one or more devices in the communication cluster;

wherein the communication component transmits the consolidated information to the mobile apparatus so as to form a user interface at the mobile apparatus, wherein the user interface enables a user of the mobile apparatus to interact with each of the one or more devices in the communication cluster.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the information for interacting with each of the one or more devices in the communication cluster includes one or more parameters for controlling each of the one or more devices in the communication cluster.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the information for interacting with each of the one or more devices in the communication cluster includes one or more control instructions for interacting with each of the one or more devices in the communication cluster.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein at least one of the one or more devices in the communication cluster is coupled to a sensor, and wherein the information for interacting with each of the one or more devices in the communication cluster includes information for interacting with the sensor.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the communication component communicates with the mobile apparatus via a cloud relay.

26. The system of claim 21, wherein the communication component communicates with the mobile apparatus via a local relay.

27. The system of claim 21, wherein the consolidated information is provided to an application at the mobile apparatus and the application generates the user interface.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein the consolidated information is in a form of a HTML page, and wherein the application includes a web browser.